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come close

VERB
approach
Synonyms
STRONGEST
come contact match meet near reach surround threaten
STRONG
advance approximate bear border buzz converge equal impend progress resemble
WEAK
be comparable to be like belly up to catch up close in come at compare with correspond to creep up draw near gain on go toward loom up move in on move toward take after verge upon
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoid depart go leave miss
STRONG
decrease retreat retrogress stop
WEAK
distance go away

Example Sentences

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Ding didn’t come close to Holzhauer’s prize haul of almost $2.5 million, unfortunately, amassing only $882,605 over his six-week streak.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Others—The Boring Company, Neuralink—haven’t come close to matching his grand visions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

She compared Michael to other recent music biopics, commenting that "the line between 'cinema' and 'merchandise' has come close to being obliterated".

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Over the past few years, several hurricanes have come close, but luckily, I haven’t had any damage.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

When starting, she recommends accepting and reinforcing behaviors that come close to the desired behavior.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin